Mom's comin' 'round to put it back the way it ought to be.
Anyone that thinks war is good is ignorant. Anyone that thinks war isn't needed is stupid.
Probably unrelated to the exercise, but...
The Bone (B-1... get it? Spell it out...) has a long loiter time, a synthetic aperture radar, and can also be fitted with a targeting pod. It also has many comms capabilities on just about every spectrum. We use them a lot for NTISR (Non Traditional Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance) in Asskrackistan. They could prove useful in a limited role during a mass casualty situation, but I'm not sure of the legality of that. The radar can pick up things like vehicles, buildings, etc. The targeting pod can pick up a lot more detail both day and night and pull coordinates of whatever it's looking at. Although using a Bone in this role wouldn't provide you with anything you couldn't get from a RQ-1 Predator, and would be way more expensive.
Like I said, probably unrelated, but used in a non traditional way and with a little ingenuity it might be useful.
Kyle
Girlscouts? Hmmm, I don't know... I think it's kinda dangerous to teach young girls self esteem and leadership skills.
Wait...
So DIA is running exercises, Bones are flying over....
I walked outside today to 2 of the those helicopters, the ones with front and rear rotors, flying in formation! This is scary....
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ignorance. Ever found a liberal that you can have a discussion with?